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Steel Maiden · 12-09-2013, 09:24 AM

I have treatment-resistant schizophrenia to some degree - said my psychiatrist.

I am on two antipsychotics but I still hear voices on an hourly basis, I find it hard to leave the house because I am scared (my dad calls it paranoia), I have mood swings related to the voices, I see Spies outside my house and on the street, and I get really scared about things other people don't even think about.

The only way I survive from day to day is by locking myself in my bedroom a lot and reading textbooks, as they keep me focussed. Although even that is hard at times because of the voices.

I need to go to the gym but I'm too scared about the Spies.

My psychiatrist says that medication is unlikely to help me 100% (even clozapine didn't help me enough and I had horrendous side-effects), and that I need to use my CBT techniques to keep myself safe.

12-09-2013, 09:24 AM	#10
Steel Maiden There is no place like 127.0.0.1 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London	I have treatment-resistant schizophrenia to some degree - said my psychiatrist. I am on two antipsychotics but I still hear voices on an hourly basis, I find it hard to leave the house because I am scared (my dad calls it paranoia), I have mood swings related to the voices, I see Spies outside my house and on the street, and I get really scared about things other people don't even think about. The only way I survive from day to day is by locking myself in my bedroom a lot and reading textbooks, as they keep me focussed. Although even that is hard at times because of the voices. I need to go to the gym but I'm too scared about the Spies. My psychiatrist says that medication is unlikely to help me 100% (even clozapine didn't help me enough and I had horrendous side-effects), and that I need to use my CBT techniques to keep myself safe.
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